Will I Get It? Part II
Email received yesterday. They want to hire me. Suppose to be a good news, but in my reply I didn’t say yes. After discussing with Vik, we decided to NEGOTIATE with them. The thing is, the taxation system in Germany is driving me crazy! To quote from Wikipedia - Taxation is one of the most criticized matters in Germany. Germans themselves assume that it is the most complex system in the
world. Ten percent of the literature on taxation in the world refers to
the German tax system. There are 118 laws, 185 forms, 418 exceptions
and 96,000 regulations (just one comment to taxation covers 2,671 pages)… Wikipedia
I am still not fully capable of explaining it now, it is just far too complicated for me. All I know is, if they are going to say no to the conditions I suggested, I will have to say ‘Sayonara’ to them. It just doesn’t make sense to pay so much tax for such a position. I don’t plan to earn a lot, as the main reason for me to go to work is to meet people and learn new things, but still I don’t want to be taken advantage of. If there is another better way of employing me, which won’t harm them, they have to consider. And I give them time to consider… (to be continued)
